Conte must brutally axe "pathetic" £43m Spurs liability, he's "the worst of the bunch" - opinion

Having made a £32m move to Tottenham Hotspur from Real Madrid back in the summer of 2020, initial expectations for Sergio Reguilon amongst the Spurs fanbase would have undoubtedly been extremely high.

However, after a patchy debut season in north London – in which the 25-year-old averaged a SofaScore match rating of 6.74 over his 27 Premier League appearances – the Spain international has once again struggled to find any real level of form over his 23 league outings in the current campaign – with the defender losing his starting spot at left wing-back to Ryan Sessegnon earlier this year, prior to the 21-year-old picking up a hamstring injury.

Indeed, the £68k-per-week full-back’s general level of form in 2021/22 was summed up by his performance in the 3-1 win over West Ham United last Sunday, with Tottenham insider John Wenham stating his belief that Reguilon’s display against the Hammers was one of his worst in a Spurs shirt.

In a recent interview with Football Insider, Wenham said: “He’s so average it’s untrue. I always go back to these constant rumours about Barcelona or Real Madrid being interested in him. There’s always stuff about them paying a premium for him, it’s nonsense.

“He’s just not that good. He’s the best of the full-backs we have, but that’s not really praise at this point. Against Manchester United, he didn’t offer anything. Against West Ham was the same.

“For me, he is the worst of the bunch. He wasted so many chances against West Ham. You can absolutely see why Conte kept playing Sessegnon over him until he got injured. He wastes so many good crossing opportunities. He was very, very poor [against West Ham]. It’s probably his worst game for Tottenham.”

It was not only Wenham who felt that the